“Each site offers different design opportunities, different capital costs and operational costs.

“The committee prefers the harbor because there could be cafe, gym and an allied health service so there are opportunities for three tenancies and that would reduce the cost to council.

“If they are trying to make the harbour a focal point then an indoor pool would be a tourist attraction and it could attract tourism funding,” she said.

“The harbour would have the highest capital outlay but lowest operating cost.”

Mrs Gross said the committee expected next week’s council meeting agenda to include a pool report.

“At this point, the committee is asking council for their in-principle support for an indoor heated aquatic centre in Apollo Bay; and to allocate $50,000 for further investigation of the suggested sites identified by the feasibility study and proposed by the Apollo Bay Aquatic Centre committee,” she said.

“The committee is hopeful that council will recognise the health and social advantages to the Apollo Bay community far outweigh the cost to council to enable the achievement of an indoor heated pool facility in Apollo Bay.”